Best Schools for Black Students in Arkansas (2026)

These are the Arkansas public schools where black students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested black students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.

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Elementary schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	COLLEGEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bryant	70%	70%	20	A
2	CATO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL North Little Rock	55%	75%	32	B+
3	HUGH GOODWIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL El Dorado	57%	67%	74	A+
4	BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Little Rock	55%	65%	48	A+
5	WOODROW CUMMINS ELEMENTARY SCH Conway	45%	75%	33	A+
6	PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Little Rock	50%	70%	28	B+
7	ROBERT L. DAVIS ELEM. SCHOOL Alexander	47%	67%	82	B
8	CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOO Conway	52%	62%	61	A+
9	GIBBS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Little Rock	52%	62%	81	A+
10	CHENAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Little Rock	52%	62%	61	A+
11	HILL FARM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bryant	45%	65%	45	C+
12	DON ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Little Rock	47%	57%	114	A+
13	WILLIAMS MAGNET ELEM. SCHOOL Little Rock	47%	57%	113	A
14	MAUMELLE CHARTER ELEMENTARY Maumelle	45%	55%	39	A+
15	BEARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Fort Smith	50%	50%	25	B
16	FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Fort Smith	50%	50%	22	B+
17	FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Little Rock	55%	45%	35	A+
18	JOE T. ROBINSON ELEM. SCHOOL Little Rock	50%	50%	22	C+
19	SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Sherwood	35%	65%	48	B
20	LAKESIDE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL Hot Springs	35%	65%	41	A+
21	BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bryant	42%	52%	64	B+
22	IDA BURNS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Conway	35%	55%	57	C+
23	PRESTON & FLORENCE MATTISON ELEM. SCHOOL Conway	35%	55%	54	B
24	CAVANAUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Fort Smith	45%	45%	39	B
25	ELMER H. COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Fort Smith	45%	45%	37	A

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Bentonville	70%	70%	25	A+
2	HELEN TYSON MIDDLE SCHOOL Springdale	70%	70%	20	B
3	CREEKSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL Bentonville	70%	50%	23	A
4	J. WILLIAM FULBRIGHT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Bentonville	70%	50%	27	A+
5	JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE FLIGHTLINE ACADEMY Lrafb	55%	65%	52	A+
6	FOREST HEIGHTS STEM ACADEMY Little Rock	57%	52%	297	A+
7	VALLEY VIEW INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL Jonesboro	45%	65%	36	A+
8	PARK MAGNET AN IB PYP WORLD CLASS SCHOOL Hot Springs	45%	65%	31	A+
9	MCNAIR MIDDLE SCHOOL Fayetteville	55%	55%	32	A+
10	BETHEL MIDDLE SCHOOL Alexander	47%	57%	75	A+
11	BEEBE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Beebe	50%	50%	22	B+
12	ARDIS ANN MIDDLE SCHOOL Bentonville	50%	50%	30	A+
13	CABOT FRESHMAN ACADEMY Cabot	50%	50%	22	B
14	L. A. CHAFFIN MIDDLE SCHOOL Fort Smith	55%	45%	54	A+
15	HARMONY GROVE ELEM. SCHOOL Camden	45%	55%	40	A
16	LAKE HAMILTON MIDDLE SCHOOL Pearcy	50%	50%	28	B+
17	VALLEY VIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Jonesboro	50%	50%	25	A+
18	BARTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Barton	42%	52%	68	B+
19	HOPE ACADEMY OF PUBLIC SERVICE Hope	62%	32%	70	C+
20	MORRILTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL Morrilton	42%	52%	102	B
21	BRYANT MIDDLE SCHOOL Bryant	41%	51%	316	A
22	RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL Conway	37%	52%	145	A+
23	LISA ACADEMY NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL Sherwood	42%	42%	95	B+
24	PARAGOULD JUNIOR HIGH Paragould	30%	50%	25	B+
25	PALESTINE-WHEATLEY ELEM. SCH. Palestine	50%	30%	30	B+

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	BENTONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL Bentonville	55%	35%	32	A+
2	ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL Rogers	50%	30%	22	B+
3	CARLISLE HIGH SCHOOL Carlisle	50%	30%	20	B+
4	BEEBE HIGH SCHOOL Beebe	50%	30%	27	B
5	LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL Sherwood	45%	35%	36	A+
6	BENTON HIGH SCHOOL Benton	45%	25%	44	A+
7	MAUMELLE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL Maumelle	35%	35%	49	A
8	BENTONVILLE WEST HIGH SCHOOL Centerton	35%	35%	48	A+
9	GOSNELL HIGH SCHOOL Gosnell	32%	32%	75	A
10	MAYFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL Mayflower	30%	30%	21	C+
11	HAR-BER HIGH SCHOOL Springdale	30%	30%	20	C+
12	SPRINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL Springdale	30%	30%	22	D
13	MCCRORY HIGH SCHOOL Mccrory	30%	30%	29	B
14	BARTON HIGH SCHOOL Barton	27%	32%	78	C+
15	PARKVIEW MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL Little Rock	35%	22%	344	B
16	WHITE HALL HIGH SCHOOL White Hall	37%	17%	114	B+
17	BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL Bryant	32%	22%	232	A
18	LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL Little Rock	32%	22%	99	C+
19	SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL Fort Smith	35%	15%	36	A
20	SCOTT CHARTER SCHOOL Scott	25%	25%	59	C
21	BRADLEY HIGH SCHOOL Bradley	25%	25%	42	B
22	CONWAY HIGH SCHOOL Conway	32%	17%	194	B+
23	LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL Lake Village	32%	17%	93	C
24	PALESTINE-WHEATLEY SENIOR HIGH Palestine	30%	15%	29	B
25	LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL Hot Springs	27%	17%	79	A+

Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology

Best Schools for Black Students in Arkansas (2026)

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